Animal kill trap
AssigneeREWILD Limited
InventorNicholas Paul David JONES
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Abstract
Described herein is an animal kill trap. More specifically, an improved animal trap configured for trapping and humanely killing small mammalian predators. The trap comprises an integrated enclosure which utilises the lid for setting the trap mechanism, and additionally acts as a safety mechanism wherein when the lid is the open position, the trap is deactivated and thus avoiding any harm to the user. The trap comprises a tunnel architecture which is appealing to the predators, and additionally has a capture flag to indicate when a predator has been captured.
Claims37
1-36. (canceled)
An animal kill trap integrated within an enclosure comprising:
- an upper lid that is hinged at a rear of the animal kill trap,
- wherein connecting rods extend between the upper lid to a trap mechanism of the animal kill trap to cause the trap mechanism to be opened and non-triggerable until the upper lid is closed thereby allowing baiting and inspection of the animal kill trap without risk of injury to a user by accidental triggering of the animal kill trap, and
- wherein utilization of the upper lid of the animal kill trap acts as a lever to reduce a force required to set or empty the animal kill trap.
The animal kill trap as claimed 37, wherein the animal kill trap further comprises a kill bar that is over-centered by way of reset arms attached to the upper lid, and wherein a lid pivot is over-centered.
The animal kill trap as claimed in claimed 37, wherein the upper lid comprises an integrated lever system that sets and releases the animal kill trap.
The animal kill trap as claimed in claimed 37, wherein the animal kill trap further comprises a visible indicator to confirm that the animal kill trap has been activated.
The animal kill trap as claimed in claimed 37, wherein activation of the animal kill trap comprises an upwardly sprung treadle which is configured to be activated by an animal by weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.